First Petty Bench
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The First Petty Bench is one of the smaller judicial panels within the Supreme Court of Japan that handles a portion of the Court’s appellate caseload.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial panel
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petty bench → subdivision of the Supreme Court of Japan → |
| appealFrom |
High Courts of Japan
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certain lower courts as provided by law → |
| branchOfGovernment |
Judicial branch of Japan
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| canReferCasesTo |
Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan
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| caseSelection |
limited to cases meeting statutory requirements for final appeal or special appeal
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| compositionRule |
justices appointed by the Cabinet and attested by the Emperor of Japan
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| country |
Japan
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| courtLevel |
court of last resort
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| decisionEffect |
binding precedent for lower courts in Japan
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| decisionForm |
bench decision
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| decisionMakingMode |
panel deliberation and majority vote
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| emblemUsed |
Paulownia crest of the Government of Japan
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| establishedBy |
Constitution of Japan
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Court Act of Japan → |
| function |
ensures uniform interpretation of Japanese law
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final adjudication of certain appeals permitted by statute → |
| governingStatute |
Court Act (Japan)
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| handles |
portion of the Supreme Court of Japan appellate caseload
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| hasNumberOfJudges |
5
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| headedBy |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
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| hears |
petitions for final appeal
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special appeals permitted by law → |
| jurisdiction |
Japan
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| languageOfProceedings |
Japanese
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| legalAuthorityFrom |
Constitution of Japan Article 81
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| legalSystem |
civil law system of Japan
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| legalTradition |
civil law with elements of judicial precedent
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| locatedIn |
Supreme Court of Japan building
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Tokyo → |
| officialStatus |
permanent panel of the Supreme Court of Japan
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| organizationalType |
collegial court
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| partOf |
Supreme Court of Japan
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| reasonToReferCases |
cases involving constitutional questions
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cases requiring overruling of Supreme Court precedent → |
| role |
participates in the exercise of judicial review in Japan
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reviews lower court decisions on points of law → |
| siblingUnit |
Second Petty Bench
→
Third Petty Bench → |
| sizeRelativeToCourt |
smaller panel compared to the Grand Bench
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| supervisedBy |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
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| typeOfCases |
appeals in administrative matters
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appeals in civil matters → other cases allocated by internal rules of the Supreme Court of Japan → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Supreme Court of Japan
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hasDivision |
|
Third Petty Bench
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sitsAlongside |